Daniel 4:31

Pride Judgment God's power and sovereignty

²⁹ At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

³⁰ The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

³² And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

³³ The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
KJV: While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
WEB: While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: ‘The kingdom has departed from you.
ASV: While the word was in the king`s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee:
DARBY: While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the heavens: King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee;
BLB: The words still in the mouth of the king, a voice from heaven fell: “To you it is spoken, Nebuchadnezzar the king: The kingdom has passed away from you!

ÅB: Før kongen enda hadde talt ut, kom det brått en røst fra himmelen: Til deg, kong Nebukadnesar, sies nå dette ord: Riket er tatt fra deg,
OTB: Mens ordet var i kongens munn, falt en stemme fra himmelen: "Kong Nebukadnesar, til deg er det sagt: riket har blitt tatt fra deg.
B1930: Før kongen ennu hadde talt ut, kom det brått en røst fra himmelen: Til dig, kong Nebukadnesar, sies nu dette ord: Riket er tatt fra dig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 9:3–5
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
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Revelation 16:7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
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Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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Daniel 4:24
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
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Daniel 5:28
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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Matthew 3:17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Daniel 5:4–5
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
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Daniel 4:34
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
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